Goddard High School Class of 2011 co-valedictorian Claudea Nicole Hernandez helps a classmate prepare to march onto the Wool Bowl football field [auth] Saturday evening for commencement ceremonies.

Hernandez says she will be attending Rice University in Houston, in the fall to major in biology.

â€œIâ€™m excited to start something new,â€ she said. Of the 219 students who graduated, 38 were high honor graduates, with a 4.0 and above cumulative GPA; and 37 were honor graduates, with a 3.5 to 3.99 cumulative GPA. (Mark Wilson Photo)